01 · Who Mariam works with

Mariam works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Mariam lists 5 specialisms and 37 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Mariam chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Mariam's own words

What Mariam says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am a Clinical Psychologist in Colorado who has been practicing since 2016. I have licenses in both Colorado and California. I have a PhD from Syracuse University and has completed all Ph.D. requirements from American PsychologicalAssociation accredited placements. I completed my Internship at White River Junction Veteran Association and Dartmouth University and Post Graduate work from Loma Linda Veteran Association. I am well-trained in areas of areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment and marital counseling. I use an evidence based approach to my practice of psychology to help ensure that clients are aware of their goals and can track their own treatment success as a way of helping clients recognize progress in their journey toward change and celebrate their true inner power. I do not believe that people are broken just because they are feeling broken. I emphasize use of positive psychology to help empower clients to develop a meaningful relationship with themselves and others so they can find value in their world. Outside of work, I like to spend quality time my son. I enjoy reading books related to fantasy as I believes it is important to let my mind be creative and allow the mind to escape outside of what I know is reality. I love to watch shows that are related to body language and therapy (of course). I really enjoy my son, who shows me every day that innocence is a wonderful aspect of life and helps me realize that the inner child in every one of us is something important and must be cherished.

Mariam Parekh, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026

03 · How Mariam works

The 6 approaches Mariam lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Mariam lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Mariam's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Mariam runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Also listed

• Systemic Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Mariam practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Mariam's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Mariam at this point.

2. Naming Mariam specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Mariam is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Mariam.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Mariam

Built from what Mariam actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Mariam's - Mariam has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

Psychologist

Licensed in

Colorado

Licence

CO Psychologist PSY.0004802, CA Psychologist 34220

Licence number

PSY.0004802

Licence expires

31 Aug 2027

NPI

1619489697

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

8 Jul 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Mariam's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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